Top 3 Alternatives To Toxic Toothpaste

When we started eating a real food diet, we decided that fixing our diet wasn’t enough for us. We wanted all sources of toxins to be eliminated from our bodies and our home. It gets overwhelming sometimes for sure, but it’s so worth it. Just make changes one step at a time.

If you told me a year ago I was going to be using dirt for my toothpaste, I would have laughed at you. I guess it’s not technically dirt, but that’s what it feels like (and looks like!) when you use it. Yes it’s weird, not gonna lie, but let me tell you why I made the switch!

Many different types of toothpastes are regulated by the FDA as a cosmetic, unless it has anti-cavity claims on it. That means that “the law does not require cosmetic products and ingredients, other than color additives, to have FDA approval before they go on the market.”

Basically, anything goes. But at least FDA requires this warning on your fluorinated toothpaste (not that anyone has ever read it before):

Keep out of reach of children under 6 years of age. If you accidentally swallow more than used for brushing, seek professional help or contact a poison control center immediately.

In fact, my dentist told me to not use toothpaste the first couple years until my kids learn to spit because of the fluoride. But then why do they want to treat his teeth with fluoride when they clean them? Why is fluoride added to drinking water in many parts of the nation?

It’s WEIRD brushing your teeth with tooth powder if you aren’t used to it. But I will say that my mouth felt super clean after brushing to the point it felt like it was pulsating, in a good way. I’ve wanted to add some bentonite clay for the extra minerals and toxin-drawing magic. Then try mixing it all with coconut oil to make it more into a paste like we’re used to. I’ll post an update if I ever get around to doing that!

From our friends over at Redmond Trading Company comes Earthpaste that I would like to try. I’ve heard great reviews about it. With only 5 ingredients and flavors in lemon twist, peppermint, cinnamon, wintergreen, and spearmint. This one will probably go over better with the Littles.

There are about a bazillion and one recipe from different bloggers out in cyberspace with their own toothpaste recipe. Hop on over to Pinterest and find one that suits your fancy.

I would look for ingredients for your teeth that will polish like baking soda or salt, whiten like charcoal or turmeric, remineralize like bentonite clay, antibacterial like coconut oil, and of course natural sweeteners and flavors.

Or check out this amazing eBook DIY Organic Beauty Recipes from Mommypotamus with 50+ recipes including her tooth powder recipe. Every recipe I have made so far from this book has been a success. Plus her recipes cover every personal care item you will ever need!

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Meet Cameron and Erin

Hi, we're Cameron & Erin. Follow us as we cut out processed foods, eat
clean, and remove toxins for a happier, healthier, and longer life without turning into weirdo hippies with no social
life.
Plus, we love
Star Trek so much we named our son Ryker. Read more about us here.